Artificial christmas tree



March 7, 1939. P. KRANZ ET AL 2,149,968

ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE Filed Dec. 15 1937 ATTORN EY Patented Mar. 7, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE Philip Kranz and Albert P. Schmid, Philadelphia,

Pa., assignors to Bernard Wilmsen, Philadelphia, Pa.

Application December 15, 1937, Serial No. 179,897

3 Claims. (Cl. 41-15) Our invention relates to a new and useful artiadhesively secured at 6 to the surrounding porficial Christmas tree of the type used for decotions of the branches or fibers 3 at a point well rative purposes around the Christmas season, and in advance of or within the extreme outer ends of it relates more specifically to a Christmas tree of the branches 3 so that the floral decorationv is 5 the general type illustrated in prior Patent Nos. set back with respect to the conical plane defined 5 1,636,981, 1,696,974 and 1,798,991, the object of the by the line 1. By positioning the decorative elepresent invention being to combine maximum ments 5 within the extremities of the branches 3, decorativeness with maximum utility as well as the appearance of the tree is enhanced and the economy and production. elements 5 are adequately protected against con- 10 Our invention still further relates to an artifitact with exterior objects and hence against fall- 10 cial Christmas tree which, in addition to the coning out or being damaged. ventional stem and branches to simulate the ap- In Fig. 4 we have shown a modified form of pearance of an evergreen, is also provided with construction in which the floral element 5 inadditional ornamental objects representing flowstead of being adhesively secured to the adjacent ers or the like, said flowers being, in our invenportions of the surrounding branches is carried 15 tion and as distinguished from Patent No. by the stem 8 which is suitably connected to the 1,636,981, set within the perimeter or conical stem 4 of the tree. In this construction it will be plane of the tree so that said floral decorations noted that the element 5 is also spaced inwardly are never exposed to outside contacts thus safefrom the outer extremities of the branches 3, all

guarding against breakage or damage to their well within the conical plane defined thereby. 20 usually fragile and delicate structure. The bristles or fibers 3, which represent the In the accompanying drawing: branches of the tree, are preferably formed of Fig. 1 represents a side elevation of the artiresilient, elongated, narrow or thin strands which ficial Christmas tree embodying our invention. may be of vegetable or other fiber and are pro- Fig. 2 represents a fragmentary sectional view vided at their outer ends with enlarged portions 25 on line 2-2 of Fig. l. 9 which may be colored to represent flakes of Fig. 3 represents diagrammatically, and on an snow, or to represent other forms that may be enlarged scale, the manner in which the parts of natural to the particular type of tree represented.

the tree are assembled. Having thus described our invention, what we Fig. 4 represents a view similar to Fig. 3 showclaim as new and desire to secure by Letters 30 ing a modified form of construction. Patent is:

Fig. 5 represents, on an enlarged scale, a view 1. An artificial Christmas tree comprising a in elevation of one of the bristles forming part stem, bristles carried by said stem and simulatof the tree. ing the branches of a tree, and decorative mem- Referring to the drawing in which like referbers adhesively secured to and disposed within 35 ence characters indicate like parts, our artificial the outer ends of said bristles. Christmas tree includes the base I which may be 2. An artificial Christmas tree comprisi a a block of any suitable shape or size, or which stem, bristles carried by said stem and simulating may simulate the appearance of a flower pot, the branches of atree, and cup-shaped decorative From the base I projects the tree trunk 2 Which, members adhesively secured to and disposed 40 at a certain distance above the base, merges with within the outer ends of said bristles. the stem 4 from which project radially and in 3. An artificial Christmas tree comprising a an upwardly tapering manner, the bristles 3 stem, relatively thin flexible bristles carried by which produce substantially the conical form best and radiating from said stem to simulate 5 seen in Fig. 1. The fibers 3, which simulate branches, and floral decorations permanently branches, are suitably secured to the stem 4 in secured to said tree, said decorations being disthe manner shown in Fig. 3, or any desired manposed between and inwardly from the outer ends ner. 5 designates a floral, decorative element of said bristles. formed of suitably colored and shaped tin foil or PHILIP KRANZ.

similar material, the decorative element 5 being ALBERT P. SCHMID. 5o 

